2011/02/13

This blog is soon 6 months old and this is my 200th post. Time flies, I remember sitting in my old studio in Gothenburg making it after my old blog had disappeared. Maybe I should make a few posts with some of my favourite pictures from the old one :) In January this blog had over 132 000 visitors, I can't believe it. Hi you all! I'm so curious of who you are.

One of us feels sick again and it's not me this time either. I'm one of those lucky persons who's not sick that often.

Ps. The thing in the last picture is vanilla yogurt with pieces of pear, granola and chocolate sauce.

I've only just discovered your blog but it's already one of my favourites, although I admit to being just a teeny bit jealous of all your talents. 200 posts, quite a milestone after such a short time. Love your experiences of Berlin.

132000 visitors!! wish I knew your secret...I visit you regularly from England, the North West close to Manchester. I started to come as a ''can't get enough of anything Swedish'' thing as my brother lives there and I visit often and just adore your country. Now, because of you, I am falling in Love with Berlin too!! I would love to see some images from your old blog as I probably haven't seen any of those...

think I've mentioned it once or twice before in here, but I just love your blog and your photography. Plus; I love pictures of Berlin, seeing it's one of my absolute favourite cities in the world.Lots of sunshine from Pernille/Denmark.

i am following your blog since i discovered ur pictures on flickr and instantely fell in love with them. now that u are in berlin i often recognize the places on ur pictures since i am also often there because of my bf living there :)

Congrats for the six month anniversary and a quick recovery to Johan... fortunately today it is not as nice weather than yesterday, so you can stay at home getting better (Johan) ;-) Have a nice sunday!

Well... I am a 37-year-old Italian woman.Living in the grey and fake city of Milan, in a tiny flat with my partner and our two lovely young cats. I Work for a marketing agency, a job which I cannot describe as my dream job, but that provides me what I need to pay my rent and all the expenses ;-)I believe that I could easily be defined as the farest human being from creativity, art, imagination, fantasy, inspiration... I can't draw nor painting or taking nice photos...Maybe for this reasons I so do love your blog! (As much as your previous one) Because is full of wonders, it greets my days and it gives me hope that, despite my age, maybe one day I could make a change. Thanks!

your blog is one of my essential.I've been following you for a few years now (smosch).I'm belgian and I'm living in Montreal, Canada.I'm 26 and I love your pictures and your sens of aesthetic. happy 200 and enjoy berlin.

I found your previous blog at the beginning of last year. I remember that because, in April, you wrote in a post that you hoped none of your readers had been stranded by the Icelandic volcano, and I read that post in England, where I was stranded by the Icelandic volcano!

Hope Johan feels better. I don't get sick that often either and sometimes I feel nervous about it, like my immune system is getting cocky.

Congrats on your 200th post! I found you a few months ago through a crochet link, and immediately put you on my favorite list. I adore getting a glimpse into places I will probably never be able to visit. I'm in Vermont, USA.

Hi Sandra, I think I've been following your blog for almost 2 years now, and keep checking it every now and then. Love that you're living in Berlin now. I'm a 24 year old dutch designer and live in the Hague. Hope you'll keep this blog, it's so inspiring!

Congratulations on 200 posts! It's a nice part of my week to spend time here, and see bits of your lovely life (now in Germany). I wish I could be as prolific with my blog; I started it in late 2008 and am just coming close to 200 posts now.

Well greetings from Copenhagen - stumbled across your blog in October - referral from another blog about your WristWorms which instantly made me buy a pair :o) Following ever since since your fantastic pictures made me want to see more.

wow so many wonderful comments:)as many people here Im one of those lovely 132.000:)) and I really enjoy seeing your crochet artwork, you actually inspired me to do knitting and crochet more deeper and now I just cant get enough of it :)love your simplicity and optimism, its successfully spreading.Lucia from Slovakia, livng in Prague / Czech Republic.Prague is quite close, just 4 hrs by train I guess... What about spring trip, Prague in blossom is so lovely?

Hey Sandra! we're Sabina and Germán from Montevideo, Uruguay (south america). We really like your lifestyle and how you share it among your followers. If we ever go to Berlin, we´d like to visit you.Cheers!

Hi Sandra!you said you're curious who we are, so I thought after a year of following your blog (and LOVING it) that I'd properly introduce myself. I'm Hailey, a photographer living in Durango, CO. who loves all the small moments in life.

now that would be a feat to get all those readers to out themselfs here :O)I'm another one of the many that love your blog!love how you bring all those snippets of your surroundings just into the right light.curious how your new flat will come to life and how you'll experience living in Berlin.this all from the other side of the pond in US ohio... wishing i'd be living back home in germany again myself...

I live in the Mitten State in the US. Maybe that is why I love fingerless gloves. I love how they look kind of edgy and show your nailpolish. Most of the time fingerless gloves are all one needs here, unless it gets really cold. I also love espresso makers and finally got one that looks just like your print. Now that you are in Berlin I am finding that fascinating because I have never been there but I know someone who is living there now. I would not be as brave as you to fix up an apartment like that, but it seems you can do anything. 8D

Hello! Your blog is one of my favourites, I adore your photos and illustrations. Discovered it about two or three years ago now... I'm 23, live near Edinburgh and am building my illustration career :) My own blog is just a couple of months old!

Moi Sandra! Hello from Helsinki to Berlin! I kept on reading your blog when you moved it here, but had no time to comment yet. All the best wishes to your new home and Berlin life! Hope sicknesses will go away fast!

Following your blog for quite a while now. Love your photos, the way you capture details and how you combine images in each post. You can really tell a story with them ";O)Never left a comment until now.

Hello Sandra, I've been a quiet follower for a little over two years now. I'm an art teacher and sculptor in Portland, OR, in the US, and I have shown your illustrations to my students when we talk about the element of shape.

My sister also teaches, but younger kids, and when she got her first teaching job I gave her your numbers poster for her classroom.

Your sense of adventure in daily life and your commitment to art keeps me coming back nearly every day. So happy to see you find such success!

Hi Sandra - I am Scottish and live in Edinburgh. I love Sweden, Gothenburg in particular and my son, 26, has lived in and loves Berlin. I stumbled upon your blog recently but am so glad I did. More power to your writing! Best wishesJana

Hi Sandra, not sure how I found your blog but have been a reader for a couple of years now. I'm an ex-South African now Australia living in Sydney. I blog about faith, food, family, travel and a bit of craft.

Hi Sandra. I follow your blog from Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. I think I originally found it through Camilla Engman's blog. I love witnessing your art and adventures. You are part of my morning waking up routine with tea at the computer and it is always an inspiration to see what is going on for you. Thank you!Susannah

Hi Sandra -I am a writer in Portland, Oregon. I've been following your blog for a few years now. I love how you take beautiful shots of everyday events. It's so joyful and reminds me to pay closer attention to the beautiful everyday in my own life. Thanks!

My name is Gypsy (yes, it's weird; my parents were hippies) and I live in the Portland, Oregon area. I know I've been reading your blog since December 2008, because that's when my husband started his own photo blog inspired by yours. Which I think is the highest compliment :)

I love that you find so much beauty in the everyday. By sharing it with us you remind us to do likewise.

Hi!Since you asked who all the anonymous visitors were i tought it was time to step out of the shadows ;) (or something like that) I personally like the pictures with your appartment the most and can't wait to see how it turns out (as a matter of fact, i use it to convince my boyfriend that we can buy a house that looks like yours and turn it in to a cozy home, so thanks for that!)Greetings from the Netherlands,

Hej Sandra,thanks for the nice poster. It lights up pour kitchen now. Looking at your blog I get so incredibly homesick! I mooved from Berlin to Stockholm 3,5 years ago for love. Maybe I have to stop looking at your blog, it overwhelms me really. Good luck to you!

Congratulations, Sandra! I've been reading your blog (from here in gray, slushy Chicago) very regularly for a few years now. I think I originally found it through your collaboration at "how we say hello"...

Your photos are always interesting &/or beautiful, and I like peeking into your world. Here's to you next 200 posts!

Hi :) I'm Jazmín, from Tijuana México, most of the europeans or even central mexican people I've met ask me how can I live here, because Tj has a reputation... but I've lived here all my life and I call it home, besides I've never been robed or anything like that. I found your flickr when I was visiting snailbooty's profile, and that led me to smosch. Love your pictures, hope all is well :) oh and I share your love for Berlin! I was there on 2009, want to go back.

Hi Sandra!I am Chiara an Italian illustrator ( or at leas trying to be), I started reading you when I was living in Edinburgh and now I read you everyday from Barcelona! I love the way you make small things look special. I don´t always have the chance to be creative but having a coffee while I look at your blog in the morning makes me happy! I wish you lots of luck in Berlin!

Hej! I started my own blog about same the time as you started this blog and since then I have been a frequent reader of your lovely blog. So exiting to follow your new life in Berlin! Greetings from the South of Germany, Ingalill

I'm a bookseller and homemaker from Maine in the US. I have 2 daughters your age, one of whom lives in Switzerland. I love the photos (so much coffee & pastries!--wish I could eat) & the slice of life your blog offers me. Thank you so much.

Hi! I'm a newer follower of your blog, an exchange student from the USA living in Berlin. I love your eye for the quirky little details of everyday life that make this big, complex, and sometimes impersonal and overwhelming city feel homey and uniquely charming...you've inspired me to take a similar look at the city and life around me in my own attempts at photography. Vielen lieben Dank! A

Hi Sandra, I introduce my self! I'm Neus, I'm from a little town of the north cost of Catalonia, but I'm living in Barcelona. I'm a psychologist but I work as a teacher, in a secondary school with the "new arrival students" from India and Pakistan. I love to live in a so dynamic city like Barcelona, and I love Berlin too!! it full of art everywhere!!Hugs!!

Hi Sandra,I've been visiting on and off for a couple of years now. I am an artist and paper-maker from the UK. I love to read about the different things you notice about the places you live and visit. I hope everything goes well for you both in Berlin.

Hi Sandra, congratulations!I don't remember how I found your old blog, but it was in late 2009, I think. I am 34 years old, studied at Karolinska in Stockholm in 2002 - 2003 and really like most things "nordic", they remind me of that time. I am living in Berlin, so when you started posting Berlin pics, it was really cool to see home and many things I see in my everydays life through your eyes. I saw you on the street around the ACNE store last summer and also thought I had seen you at Galao (across the street of Café Fleury), I commented on that back then. With my husband and almost two year old son I live on Choriner Str. Many of your pics are taken around here, one place I haven't seen is Kantine on Joachimstraße 11, you might like it for having lunch.

Congratulations Sandra!!! I’m following your blog from Milan, Italy. Your amazing illustrations and your photos have a sweet almost vintage feeling that makes me happy every time I read your blog. I am also a big Berlin fan and your photos remind me every time why. As the SEO experts say ”Content is the king” and your content is for sure great to bring so many of us to you. Thank you for uncovering some small parts of your world. All the best!

i lived in berlin from 1967 to 1981 - the hey days of the youth and student revolt; went to school in zehlendorf and then lived in charlottenburg, kreuzberg, and many places in between. to me, at the time, berlin was the only place to be.i love your photos! and how you said they give you pause and make you smile, highlighting those special moments during our mundane existence. my husband is an artist. his mantra: notice what you notice.www.noticewhatyounotice.comi may have come across your blog thru priya, who lives in bangalore --i went to high school there as well. to my surprise you made the move to berlin and obviously this adds even more interest! every time i check your blog, i hope to find pictures of your progress with the new apartment. good luck! :-)

hi sandra! i'm sure i got to your blog via flickr, because I liked your pictures so much I wanted to read how this persone wrote. and it was so nice to read how you tell your everyday stories,how you show your illustrations, how you knit, how you ask for advices now that you're living in berlin..lucrezia, i' m italian, living and studying museum studies in madrid and visiting germany a lot..